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jay-z as we call him in great britain. i sat opposite your husband at a dinner and i didn't know what to expect. you hear ferocious rap star coming to town. everyone battens down the hatches. in walking this guy, immaculate immaculately dressed, immaculate, incredibly charming, friendly, easy to talk to. funny, very, very funny. we had two or three hours just talking about life and the universe, a little bit about you and stuff and i was really impressed with him. i don't say that just to make you feel good. i actually was genuinely struck by, you know, he's not just a successful singer or good business businessman. you could have had your pick of any guy. what was it about jay-zed. >> i feel the same way you feel and i -- i -- jay and i have kind of made a decision that we want to be known for our music and, you know, not our relationship or scandals and it's hard because sometimes like, okay, i can't talk about him but he's amazing. >> he is amazing. >> and i agree with all of the things -- >> occasionally you got to sit
jay-z as we call him in great britain. i sat opposite your husband at a dinner and i didn't know what to expect. you hear ferocious rap star coming to town. everyone battens down the hatches. in walking this guy, immaculate immaculately dressed, immaculate, incredibly charming, friendly, easy to talk to. funny, very, very funny. we had two or three hours just talking about life and the universe, a little bit about you and stuff and i was really impressed with him. i don't say that just to make...
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. >> reporter: one other british newspaper here is asking the question today as well, is this britain's watergate scandal, kind of suggesting because of the political links to all of this, namely the former editor of this paper, andy colson was hired by the former prime minister david cameron. there could be more arrests in the next few days. >> so dan, rupert murdock, on his way to london, what's going to happen once he arrives? >> reporter: we're wondering if he's going to turn up here. we think he might arrive tomorrow. whether he makes some sort of public statement about this, we don't know. there's been no sign either here today of the chief executive rebecca brooks who's been in the firing line for the last few days. she's staying in her post and causing a lot of criticism and causing her to stand down from all the political parties here. and it will i would think be fairly, kind of leave a pretty bitter taste in many people's mouths here, because a lot of these journalists who are coming out here in a minute joined a long time after this scandal, and they feel that their jobs are
. >> reporter: one other british newspaper here is asking the question today as well, is this britain's watergate scandal, kind of suggesting because of the political links to all of this, namely the former editor of this paper, andy colson was hired by the former prime minister david cameron. there could be more arrests in the next few days. >> so dan, rupert murdock, on his way to london, what's going to happen once he arrives? >> reporter: we're wondering if he's going to...
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. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot tux in a blazing afternoon in l.a. the polo match just recently finished, and the prince won. he seems to be playing a tough game. the duchess is about to award him with a trophy. everyone's standing by for the kiss. that's what speculators are worrying about in the media crowd. they're going to be promoting young u.k. interests. we're not sure who the a-listers are yet, but it hasn't been denied that j. lo is coming, her husband denied that nicole kidman is coming. >> they've barely been in hollywood for 24 hours, but already they've had a jam packed schedule. what's on the agenda for toni
. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot...
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britain's prince william and his wife catherine are headed home. the royal newlyweds left quite an impression. they made hand imprints when visiting an art program for inner city kids on l.a.'s skid row. they also attended a job fair for u.s. military veterans and families. prince william hailed the troops whom he called the front lines of a remarkable relationship between the u.s. and britain. >>> a nasa shas shuttle has dockeded with the international space station for the final time. the "atlantis" is delivering supplies and spare parts and returns to earth in two weeks marking the end of nasa's shuttle program. ♪ >>> what do you remember about the '80s? hair, clothes? for many it was the music, specifically hair rock bands. that music is being remembered and celebrated in america's ultimate recycling bin, the broadway stage in the jukebox musical "rock of ages." i got to have an up close look at the show, the cast and all the hair. are you ready? let's go back to the '80s. >> on this show it's all about the hair. the 80s and what's more '80s
britain's prince william and his wife catherine are headed home. the royal newlyweds left quite an impression. they made hand imprints when visiting an art program for inner city kids on l.a.'s skid row. they also attended a job fair for u.s. military veterans and families. prince william hailed the troops whom he called the front lines of a remarkable relationship between the u.s. and britain. >>> a nasa shas shuttle has dockeded with the international space station for the final...
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murdoch is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. he's i think a brilliant publisher also and he, without murdoch and his war against the print union in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. >> by the way, "news of the world" is publishing its last edition tomorrow. >>> remember this? we were fascinated at the casesy looking hats guests wore at william and catherine's wedding in april. now the couple is spurring los angeles. kate's hats may start a trend here. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor al
murdoch is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. he's i think a brilliant publisher also and he, without murdoch and his war against the print union in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. >> by the way, "news of the world" is publishing its last edition tomorrow. >>> remember this? we were fascinated at the casesy looking hats...
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. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on the stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed yours truly news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. stay with us for reports from london later on this hour. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern coast today. this is the same region devastated by a quake and tsunami earlier this year. today's 7.0 tremor prompted tsunami advisories that were later canceled. so far there have been no reports of injuries or damage. tremors were felt as far away as tokyo. >>> china no longer a rising world power. instead, china has arrived. those words today from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen. he is in beijing on a four-day visit. mullen told a university audience china's growing military strength comes with an obligation to the world. >> with greater military power must come greater responsibility, greater cooperat
. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on the stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed yours truly news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. stay with us for reports from london later on this hour. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern...
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. >> up next, your headlines and also, britain's prince william and his wife catherine pay a visit 20 a place in los angeles that most americans don't want to see.... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local volunteers. these days don't we all need someone to trust...? duracell. trusted everywhere. our girl's an architect. our boy's a genius. we are awesome parents! biddly-boop. [ male announcer ] if you find a lower rate on a room you've booked, we won't just match it. we'll give you $50 towards your next trip. [ gnome ] it's go time. >>> let's check your headlines right now. president barack obama will hold a news conference monday at 11:00 a.m. to update the country on the status of debt ceiling negotiations. he and congressional leaders met at the white house. the meeting lasted only a little over an hour. the government maxed out its borrowing at $14.3 tri
. >> up next, your headlines and also, britain's prince william and his wife catherine pay a visit 20 a place in los angeles that most americans don't want to see.... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local volunteers. these days don't we all need someone to...
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. >>> also, britain's largest circulation newspaper is about to shut down. we will look back at the colorful history of this 168-year-old favorite. >>> our top story, former first lady betty ford has died. she was 93 years old. she was surrounded by family when she passed away last night. she became first lady when her husband gerald ford took over as president in 1974, following the resignation of richard nixon. betty ford made headlines when she refield her battle with -- revealed her battle with breast cancer and known for founding the betty ford center for helping people dealing with addiction. the idea came from her own alcohol addiction. here is how she describes her problems to our very own larry king back in 2003. >> addiction in general but your addiction to begin with. it was first to calcohol, right? >> my addiction was a combination of alcohol and the prescription drugs that i -- >> which was first? >> they both were a part of my life, but they did not become a problem until they overrode my common sense. >> it began subtly. >> very subtly. it wa
. >>> also, britain's largest circulation newspaper is about to shut down. we will look back at the colorful history of this 168-year-old favorite. >>> our top story, former first lady betty ford has died. she was 93 years old. she was surrounded by family when she passed away last night. she became first lady when her husband gerald ford took over as president in 1974, following the resignation of richard nixon. betty ford made headlines when she refield her battle with --...
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the paper is one of great britain's oldest publications and has the largest circulation, but it could not survive a hacking scandal that charged some employees with committing high tech crimes with thousands of potential victims. r a paper folds because it doesn't have the circulation, not popular anymore, lost its luster. that's not the case here. >> this is the biggest selling, the most popular paper, more than 2 million copies every sunday, it sells. people love its scoops. they have been reading it, despite previous allegations that it had been hacking into royals and celebrity voice mails. but this time it went too far. it had hacked into the voice mail of a kidnap and murder victim, a girl, and the fact that they were not only listening to the voice messages as they were searching for this girl, but they were deleting her voice mails to make room for new ones so they could listen in to the new ones, giving her parents false hope she was still alive and potentially interfering with the police investigation as they looked for her. >> so rupert murdoch, the owner of this empire, of
the paper is one of great britain's oldest publications and has the largest circulation, but it could not survive a hacking scandal that charged some employees with committing high tech crimes with thousands of potential victims. r a paper folds because it doesn't have the circulation, not popular anymore, lost its luster. that's not the case here. >> this is the biggest selling, the most popular paper, more than 2 million copies every sunday, it sells. people love its scoops. they have...
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. >>> britain's hacking scandal forces rupert murdoch to make a stunning move. and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> under pressure by the british parliament, murdoch's news corp. announced today they will drop the bid for taking bs bs bs bskyb. let's go straight on tour cnn senior internatio
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. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed "news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. >>> in india 13 cars in a packed train jumped the tracks today. rescue officials confirm 28 deaths already and say that number will likely rise as they search the wreckage. more than 100 people are reported hurt. >>> and the public will have two chances to say good-bye to former first lady betty ford who died friday. the first service will be held tuesday in palm desert, california. the second, two days later in michigan. she will be laid to rest alongside her husband on the grounds of the ford presidential museum in grand rapids. >>> atlantis, welcome to the international space station for the last time. >> so far, so good as the shuttle docks with the international space station. the four astronauts received a hearty welcome aboard from the station's
. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed "news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. >>> in india 13 cars in a packed train jumped the tracks today. rescue officials confirm 28 deaths already and say that...
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britain's prince william and wife catherine begin a trip to the u.s. >>> and hundreds of thousands of people are in spain for the running of the bulls. some are already hospitalized, though, after jumping into the fray. why do they do it? we will have the story behind the ancient festival this hour. >>> and you better keep an eye on your cell phone bills. many of them may be on the way up. find out why and which way customers will be affected by it. few will be. >>> today, americans are remembering former first lady, betty ford. she died late yesterday at the age of 93, her family by her side. ford was thrust into the limelight when her husband, gerald ford, became president back in 1974, after richard nixon resigned. she was known for her candidness on issues like abortion, equal rights, and her own struggle with breast cancer and drug and alcohol addiction. barack obama released a statement, "today we take comfort in the knowledge that betty and her husband, former president gerald ford, are together once more. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to their children, michael,
britain's prince william and wife catherine begin a trip to the u.s. >>> and hundreds of thousands of people are in spain for the running of the bulls. some are already hospitalized, though, after jumping into the fray. why do they do it? we will have the story behind the ancient festival this hour. >>> and you better keep an eye on your cell phone bills. many of them may be on the way up. find out why and which way customers will be affected by it. few will be. >>>...
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now britain's newest royal couple have arrived in l.a. we'll get the latest on their north american tour and why they picked l.a. as the place to be. seafood feast for $15. start with soup then have salad and biscuits followed by 1 of 7 delicious entrees and finish with something sweet all for just $15. right now at red lobster. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can now come from any faucet anywhere. introducing the brita bottle with the filter inside. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ my only sunshine ♪ you makes me happy ♪ when skies are grey ♪ you'll never know, dear ♪ how much i love you ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ [ male announcer ] as long as there are babies, they'll be chevy's to bring them home. ♪ my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn'
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there you go. >>> we have been telling you about the phone scandal in britain. we are learning that phone hacking is easier than you might think. (screams) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing. aflac! oh, i've just got major medical... major medical. ...but it helps pay the doctors. pays the doctors, boyyy! [ quack ] oh yeah? what about your family? ♪ we added aflac, so we get cash! it's like our safety net... ♪ to help with the mortgage or whatever we need! so my family doesn't feel the pain too. ha! [ male announcer ] help protect your family at aflac.com. [ pigeons ] heyyy! hooo!!! >>> checking stories across the country. >>> chicago has cleaning up to do. downed trees and overhurned plane. more than 800,000 people losing power because of a storm that grew out of the intense heat that is sending the heat index
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murdock is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. but i think he is a brilliant publisher also and without murdock and his war against the print unions in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. then they became profitable again. similarly, without him -- what? >> maybe by taking this action, that will set the standard. it will be a little higher because he's taking such drastic action. you said 200 people out of work. they will be re-employed. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. thanks. >> it's my pleasure. >>> here's a question for you. have you checked your cell phone plan lately? verizon is joining at and, the and t mobile in canceling unemploymented data plans. you heard right. that oucould mean higher phone bills for you.cl m, alright. a real person will be there to help you. then you can use geico.com to view photos of the damage, track your claim, print an estimate. you want an english muffin? they literally
murdock is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. but i think he is a brilliant publisher also and without murdock and his war against the print unions in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. then they became profitable again. similarly, without him -- what? >> maybe by taking this action, that will set the standard. it will be a little higher because...
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two more of rupert murdoch's newspapers in great britain are being called out for allegedly breemping the privacy of everyone, from the former prime minister to the queen of england. murdoch himself along with his son and one of his top editors are being called by the british government to explain themselves. dan rivers, she in london. and, dan, tell us about this. it seems to go all the way at the top of newscorp. i understand we just lost dan. we're going it try to get back to dan as quickly as we can to bring you the very latest. i understand now we have dan. dan, can you hear me? dan? can you hear me? >> reporter: yes, i can hear you fine. >> dan, tell us about how high up this goes? we understand that now murdoch himself is expected to explain this mess to parliament? >> reporter: well, i think that the kind of million dollar question is, you know, how high up does this go? did james murdoch know about all this nefarious practices in news international? he has consistently maintained he knew nothing about it at all be shgs and equally rupert murdoch his father and his boss also s
two more of rupert murdoch's newspapers in great britain are being called out for allegedly breemping the privacy of everyone, from the former prime minister to the queen of england. murdoch himself along with his son and one of his top editors are being called by the british government to explain themselves. dan rivers, she in london. and, dan, tell us about this. it seems to go all the way at the top of newscorp. i understand we just lost dan. we're going it try to get back to dan as quickly...
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and britain, we in the u.s. think highly of ourselves and talk about our work as a profession and we have professional associations that create standards and essentially create an ability for us to self-regulate. and you don't see that as much in britain, especially with the tabloids. here, our tabloids are constantly arguing that they are legitimate journalists and they are seeking legitimacy among their peers, their more established peers. in britain, the tabloids are not seeking legitimacy at all and don't want to be recognized by their peers as good journalists. i think that is because when you regulate from the outside, there's less incentive to regulate internally. >> kelly mcbride who teaches media ethics at the pointer institute, thanks so much. if you want to see her piece on cnn.com/opinion is where you can join her also in the discussion. >>> a new foreclosure heads line great news. they plunged 30% in the first half of the year. read the fine print. the picture isn't as rosy as it seems. problems for
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the editor of the "news of the world" the headline -- "is this the most hated woman in britain"? how angry people are that the reporters from the paper itself seem to be hacking, not just celebrities, the royal family, but the families of servicemen their phones may have been hacked, just to get a journalistic scoop. so clearly people are angry. but at the same time they're buying this newspaper. more than five million copies were printed today. double the normal run. and at newsstands like this across the country "news of the world" is selling out on its final edition. seuss snn. >> artika, thank you. >>> funeral plans set for former first lady, betty ford, who died friday at 93. there will be two services, the first tuesday at st. margaret's episcopal church in palm desert, california. the second in grand rapids, michigan. mrs. for the will be laid to rest next to her late husband on the grounds of gerald r. ford presidential museum in grand rapids. >>> did you see this? the yankees' derek jeter going deep. and the hometown crowd goes nuts. derek jeter enters the history books
the editor of the "news of the world" the headline -- "is this the most hated woman in britain"? how angry people are that the reporters from the paper itself seem to be hacking, not just celebrities, the royal family, but the families of servicemen their phones may have been hacked, just to get a journalistic scoop. so clearly people are angry. but at the same time they're buying this newspaper. more than five million copies were printed today. double the normal run. and at...
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and murdock is trying very hard to salvage a major media deal he wants to do in britain. it's a $12 billion deal and he wants to make this scandal just go away. >> howard kurtz will be talking again about the scandal in much more greater depth on reliable sources tomorrow, sunday 11:00 a.m. eastern. >>> keeping up with the royal couple on their whirlwind three-day visit to the west coast, california well, it's not going to be easy. prince william and catherine went straight from the airport to a technology conference in beverly hills. in a few hours west coast time, the prince will play polo in santa barbara and then tonight the couple will rub elbows with the hollywood elite at a dinner. >>> the final u.s. shuttle mission is under way. but nasa says it still has plans to send people to space. josh levs is back with us to tell us more about this. josh? >> hey, fred. nasa wants to send people to space in one of these. take a look. and also, how about sending some more robots to space? i will show you what the u.s. is doing to try to maintain the lead in the solar system. â
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a lot of people in britain may bh saying it's just the tip of the iceberg. two more murdoch newspapers are now being implicated by a former british prime minister. what are the latest allegations, becky, out there today. >> it's quite remarkable. if rupert murdoch thought he was going to draw a line under this by jetting in this weekend and closing down "the news of the world" he got another thing coming today. three strands to this story. and if you blinked, wolf, let me tell you, you missed part of this story today. the most of the important, probably coming from the office of gordon brown, the former prime minister. allegations that other papers in the news international stable, and of course "the news of the world" was part of that stable, may have illegally blogged information on him and on his family. it was a tweet from his wife today saying so sad to learn all about my family's privacy is very personal. he's not saying he was hacked into as one paper reports. what he is saying is that journalists and/or private investigators from the sun newspaper an
a lot of people in britain may bh saying it's just the tip of the iceberg. two more murdoch newspapers are now being implicated by a former british prime minister. what are the latest allegations, becky, out there today. >> it's quite remarkable. if rupert murdoch thought he was going to draw a line under this by jetting in this weekend and closing down "the news of the world" he got another thing coming today. three strands to this story. and if you blinked, wolf, let me tell...
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newscorp is trying to acquire a paid tv broadcaster serving britain and ireland. some say getting rid of "news of the world" will help. it owns 39% of the company but wants to snap up the remainder. the company'sed by faced opposition from the rivals and media industry and some politicians who object it on grounds that it would own too much of the british media if the deal went through. well, that opposition has increased as the phone hacking scandal escalates. critics claims it chose news corp. and its management not proper to own the broadcaster. so where does this all leave news international, the company that runs newscorp's newspaper assets. they're cooperating with the inquiry, cause to be made for rebecca brooks, editor of "news of the world" resigned from her current job as chief executive from news international. deeply worrying questions have emerged from this scandal, the phone hacking allegations are truly appalling. if you ever needed a story that intertwined politics, global business, its pressures, morality, and media ethics, you've got one right he
newscorp is trying to acquire a paid tv broadcaster serving britain and ireland. some say getting rid of "news of the world" will help. it owns 39% of the company but wants to snap up the remainder. the company'sed by faced opposition from the rivals and media industry and some politicians who object it on grounds that it would own too much of the british media if the deal went through. well, that opposition has increased as the phone hacking scandal escalates. critics claims it chose...
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britain's normally divisive political parties are now all united against him. >> i think it's terribly devastating. he doesn't understand the word defeat. >> allan chernoff joins me live now from new york. allan, what can we expect in the next few days in terms of this? >> reporter: well, rupert murdoch would love nothing more than for this to fade away, but that doesn't seem what's going to be happening. next week we do have a hearing in parliament. rebekah brooks, the head of news international, is scheduled to appear, and we have word that the murdochs themselves, rupert and his son james, also will appear. this story is going to remain in the headlines with investigations continuing in britain and calls for investigations here. it's still going to be a big problem for the murdochs, at least for some time to come. >> allan chernoff, appreciate it. thank you very much. >>> and new jersey senator frank lautenberg has called on the u.s. attorney general to investigate whether this phone-hacking scandal has reached the united states. democrat lawmaker joins me now from washington. thank
britain's normally divisive political parties are now all united against him. >> i think it's terribly devastating. he doesn't understand the word defeat. >> allan chernoff joins me live now from new york. allan, what can we expect in the next few days in terms of this? >> reporter: well, rupert murdoch would love nothing more than for this to fade away, but that doesn't seem what's going to be happening. next week we do have a hearing in parliament. rebekah brooks, the head...
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. >> as he faces the investigative news in britain, critical mass to look into murdoch's companies in the u.s. several lawmakers are calling for investigations into whether murdoch's tabloids hacked the phones of americans. powerful senator jay rockefeller is leading that charge. he's especially concerned over reports that 9/11 victims' phones were rockefeller is lead charge. he is concerned over reports that 9/11 victims were hacked, and his bet is that they will catch criminal stuff. >> you know the federal agencies will be going after this very hard, and we will, too. i mean, this is a -- it's really repugnant, you know, that one man can control so many. >> do you have specific information that americans -- that 9/11 victims had their phones hacked? >> we will find out. >> two victims of 9/11 families are participating. the daily mirror asserted appear new york private investigator said he was asked by news of the world journalists to hack victim's phones but turned down the job. it's not clear if the journalists were after phone records of american or british victims or both. owne
. >> as he faces the investigative news in britain, critical mass to look into murdoch's companies in the u.s. several lawmakers are calling for investigations into whether murdoch's tabloids hacked the phones of americans. powerful senator jay rockefeller is leading that charge. he's especially concerned over reports that 9/11 victims' phones were rockefeller is lead charge. he is concerned over reports that 9/11 victims were hacked, and his bet is that they will catch criminal stuff....
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lawmakers demanding to know in newspapers in britain broke any laws in the united states. not only for alleged phone hacking and privacy violations, but those that might involve 9/11 victims and also possible violations of america's foreign corrupt practices laws. one of the lawmakers calling for the investigation is republican congressman peter king of new york. among the four democrats of new jersey, senator lautenberg. >> they have no right to break the laws. they are an american corporation. it wouldn't matter if they were selling tires or selling roofs or what have you. those are the rules, those are the laws that we have to obey. >> we are getting reports this morning scotland yards made an arrest in connection with the news corporation's phone hacking scandal. london's top cop is going to be in the hot seat today. let's bring in dan rivers. he has the latest live in london this morning. good morning, dan. >> reporter: good morning, yeah. another arrest this morning in this police inquiry. we understand that may be a former editor of "the news of the world." that's a
lawmakers demanding to know in newspapers in britain broke any laws in the united states. not only for alleged phone hacking and privacy violations, but those that might involve 9/11 victims and also possible violations of america's foreign corrupt practices laws. one of the lawmakers calling for the investigation is republican congressman peter king of new york. among the four democrats of new jersey, senator lautenberg. >> they have no right to break the laws. they are an american...
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in britain he's done an enormous amount for the british media. i don't think one should forget this. that was in the news of the world and more recently. he took on the print unions in the 1980s and defeated them. before he did that, british newspapers were completely unprofitable and on the verge of going wholesale bankrupt. he created a profitable newspaper industry. at the same time he took on the called -- it has 10 million subscribers and they would not have that service if not for murdo murdoch. he's done a great deal, but he's very unpopular because he's a conservative. he's unpopular on the left in england and the main paper that led this campaign against him and a very good investigation into the phone tapping scandal was the guardian, which is the left of center paper. aided and abetted the affair with the bbc, which is a rather left wing organization, which doesn't like the competition. >> william shawcross, we appreciate your insight. you painted an interesting picture of mr. murdoch, and we appreciate your time. thank you. >> my plea
in britain he's done an enormous amount for the british media. i don't think one should forget this. that was in the news of the world and more recently. he took on the print unions in the 1980s and defeated them. before he did that, british newspapers were completely unprofitable and on the verge of going wholesale bankrupt. he created a profitable newspaper industry. at the same time he took on the called -- it has 10 million subscribers and they would not have that service if not for murdo...